What sets this white paper apart is the muscularity of the envisaged defence force, which bears all the hallmarks of Tony Abbott’s hard-nosed approach to defence and national security, writes Alan Dupont.
China would do well to heed the warning by the great Athenian historian Thucydides about the heightened risk of conflict when a rising power challenges the existing international order, writes Alan Dupont.
Washington's foray into the South China Sea signals it will no longer be a passive observer of China’s acquisitive maritime strategy, writes Alan Dupont.
Making the right calls on national security, as well as the economy, will go a long way to entrenching Turnbull as a successful Prime Minister, writes Alan Dupont.
Australia must use what leverage it has with the US to urge a cogent, measured and co-ordinated response to Russia’s Syrian intervention, writes Alan Dupont.
